The Parent Shuffle: Caring for aging loved ones. - Couverture souple

The Parent Shuffle; Berger-Bradley, Shelba; Douglas, Regina; Peaks, Donnetta; Booth-Yetts, Debra

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0578289601 ISBN 13 : 9780578289601

Editeur : Parent Shuffle, The, 2022

Synopsis

Caring for aging loved ones does not come with an instruction manual nor does it come with a playbook. It is not always clear who needs to provide what services when or where. In order to provide the best care, one needs to be as flexible as a contortionist to withstand the variety of circumstances that will stretch, pull, and twist your life on a daily basis. The inconsistencies that require your presence, patience, money, time, wit, and prayer are constant. Those who depend on us for care shuffle our worlds upside down. Being a caregiver can be exhausting and wear on your patience. As our loved ones grow older, they don’t move as fast and their minds are not as sharp as they used to be. There are times when all our loved one wants is what they want, even if it’s not good for them. On such occasions we find ourselves taking on the role of negotiator and protector of our loved ones. Letting them have their way can be costly, it just depends. We make the best decision we can for their well-being. You may ask what I can control? How do I navigate these unimaginable and uninvited events as a caregiver? And where is the help? In our stories, we hope you find solace in knowing how you provide care for your aging loved ones is up to you. There are no real written rules for who does what and how anything should be done. As you read our stories of how we shuffled our lives, our parents’ lives, our money, our plans, and our dreams, we hope you notice that with the frustration there was always a little humor. After the stressful times, there were periods of rest. When fear would overcome us, we learned to lean on one another and face unknown outcomes with confidence. We may sound as if our stories are all over the place. That’s because they are. Our stories are as shuffled as the lives we led caring for our loved ones

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Parent Shuffle, The
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0578289601
• ISBN 13: 9780578289601
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 142
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